Comments on: Cut the Crap & Dare To Be Yourself http://anniehart.com/2009/10/cut-the-crap-dare-to-be-yourself/ Inspiring change through story Fri, 03 Sep 2010 20:01:28 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Ayesha Habeeb Omer http://anniehart.com/2009/10/cut-the-crap-dare-to-be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-395 Ayesha Habeeb Omer Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:20:03 +0000 http://anniehart.com/?p=3498#comment-395 I agree! I feel this is the shortest way to live the way you want it. If you speak your mind, you will live king size. I consider it a great strength. You will waste time with not appropriate set of people. I get lot of feedback that I am blunt. But I feel that it serves me. On a positive side, people feel that I have high integrity. Ayesha I agree! I feel this is the shortest way to live the way you want it. If you speak your mind, you will live king size. I consider it a great strength. You will waste time with not appropriate set of people. I get lot of feedback that I am blunt. But I feel that it serves me. On a positive side, people feel that I have high integrity.

Ayesha

]]> By: Beth Weisberg http://anniehart.com/2009/10/cut-the-crap-dare-to-be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-391 Beth Weisberg Sat, 31 Oct 2009 20:14:05 +0000 http://anniehart.com/?p=3498#comment-391 Very thought-provoking -- thanks for the contribution. You're so right that the fear of being "different" is hard-wired into us as humans -- and the labels we attach to people who dare to stand out from the crowd often denote something at least a little negative (e.g., eccentric, oddball, weird, colorful, even unconventional & nonconformist). And yet, how many great things have been accomplished by such people (Thoreau, Gandhi, Einstein, Edison, Curie, and so many more)? Let's hear it for marching to the beat of a different drummer, being colorful, standing out! Beth Weisberg Very thought-provoking — thanks for the contribution. You’re so right that the fear of being “different” is hard-wired into us as humans — and the labels we attach to people who dare to stand out from the crowd often denote something at least a little negative (e.g., eccentric, oddball, weird, colorful, even unconventional & nonconformist). And yet, how many great things have been accomplished by such people (Thoreau, Gandhi, Einstein, Edison, Curie, and so many more)? Let’s hear it for marching to the beat of a different drummer, being colorful, standing out!

Beth Weisberg

]]> By: Patsy Wood http://anniehart.com/2009/10/cut-the-crap-dare-to-be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-390 Patsy Wood Sat, 31 Oct 2009 11:23:18 +0000 http://anniehart.com/?p=3498#comment-390 Annie I love your thinking! I was recently on a course where I met a wonderful woman. She stood out from the crowd of us trainers, with all our knowledge and techniques of the "right way to communicate with people " , because she just said it how it was - no smazltz! A few people found this womans style of communication uncomfortable - I loved it . Because I knew what she said was completly truthful. She was also very comfortable with herself in doing this. And heres the thing - she was speaking and reacting from a place of good intent - not to hurt or be nasty to people - but to give a direct straight forward and honest opinion or to question what they had said . How often do we get such a gift. I was also once taught , that in order to be a great trainer you must completely sacrifice yourself for your group. That the sacrifice you make was your pride or fear of not being liked , feeling silly, being contraversial , by saying the things that may be uncomfortable for someone to hear - but will , by hearing them make all the difference to their learning. If you are coming from a place of love , then your words will always be the right ones P x Annie I love your thinking!

I was recently on a course where I met a wonderful woman. She stood out from the crowd of us trainers, with all our knowledge and techniques of the “right way to communicate with people ” , because she just said it how it was – no smazltz!

A few people found this womans style of communication uncomfortable – I loved it . Because I knew what she said was completly truthful. She was also very comfortable with herself in doing this.

And heres the thing – she was speaking and reacting from a place of good intent – not to hurt or be nasty to people – but to give a direct straight forward and honest opinion or to question what they had said . How often do we get such a gift.

I was also once taught , that in order to be a great trainer you must completely sacrifice yourself for your group. That the sacrifice you make was your pride or fear of not being liked , feeling silly, being contraversial , by saying the things that may be uncomfortable for someone to hear – but will , by hearing them make all the difference to their learning.

If you are coming from a place of love , then your words will always be the right ones

P x

]]> By: Brian Kevin Johnston http://anniehart.com/2009/10/cut-the-crap-dare-to-be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-291 Brian Kevin Johnston Fri, 30 Oct 2009 16:55:55 +0000 http://anniehart.com/?p=3498#comment-291 @Annieshart- Best post so far.... this one got to me... BIG TIME! I agree with you! Being real is awesome, and these days it PAYS well too! (Too many Schmaltizness's!) I trust you will have a WONDERFUL day and WEEKEND! EnJOY! Brian- @Annieshart- Best post so far…. this one got to me… BIG TIME!
I agree with you! Being real is awesome, and these days it PAYS well too! (Too many Schmaltizness’s!)

I trust you will have a WONDERFUL day and WEEKEND!

EnJOY!
Brian-

]]> By: rbrt http://anniehart.com/2009/10/cut-the-crap-dare-to-be-yourself/comment-page-1/#comment-286 rbrt Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:51:24 +0000 http://anniehart.com/?p=3498#comment-286 Agree! Something I'm working hard on everyday. To include the softer side of storytelling into the squares of management. Agree!

Something I’m working hard on everyday.

To include the softer side of storytelling into the squares of management.

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